MLB league average points per game by year since 1970

	LEAGUE	G	AVG	SEASON	W%	W	L	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	OBP	SLG	OPS
1	NL	1,942	.258	1970	.500	971	971	66,465	8,771	17,151	2,743	554	1,683	8,173	6,919	393	11,417	1,045	516	75,097	26,051	4,980	819	501	826	1,514	.329	.392	.721
2	AL	1,946	.250	1970	.500	972	972	65,675	8,109	16,404	2,492	373	1,746	7,589	6,808	432	10,957	863	562	74,215	24,880	4,611	811	489	638	1,509	.322	.379	.701
3	NL	1,944	.252	1971	.500	971	971	65,903	7,601	16,590	2,505	457	1,379	7,085	6,059	395	10,542	900	492	73,759	24,146	4,341	918	484	736	1,547	.316	.366	.683
4	AL	1,932	.247	1971	.500	966	966	64,641	7,472	15,957	2,426	351	1,484	6,992	6,477	426	10,414	865	547	72,931	23,537	4,261	884	503	660	1,544	.317	.364	.681
5	NL	1,860	.248	1972	.500	929	929	63,116	7,265	15,683	2,392	430	1,359	6,725	5,985	358	10,544	954	566	70,805	23,012	4,181	865	481	729	1,367	.315	.365	.680
6	AL	1,858	.239	1972	.500	929	929	61,712	6,441	14,751	2,260	316	1,175	6,025	5,742	393	10,174	853	539	69,142	21,168	3,751	893	402	649	1,430	.306	.343	.649
7	NL	1,942	.254	1973	.500	970	970	66,087	8,062	16,817	2,600	386	1,550	7,485	6,453	358	10,507	976	552	74,352	24,839	4,536	958	496	862	1,521	.322	.376	.698
8	AL	1,944	.259	1973	.500	972	972	66,276	8,314	17,193	2,624	404	1,552	7,769	6,647	397	9,851	1,058	661	74,425	25,281	4,580	592	513	495	1,608	.328	.381	.710
9	NL	1,944	.255	1974	.500	971	971	66,212	8,070	16,907	2,642	447	1,280	7,430	6,828	360	9,971	1,254	625	74,935	24,283	4,369	983	552	833	1,494	.326	.367	.693
10	AL	1,946	.258	1974	.500	970	970	66,044	7,976	17,062	2,564	400	1,369	7,428	6,135	414	9,524	1,234	758	73,896	24,533	4,333	751	552	520	1,589	.323	.371	.694
11	NL	1,942	.257	1975	.500	970	970	66,102	8,014	17,002	2,781	458	1,233	7,409	6,730	367	9,793	1,176	558	74,817	24,398	4,472	1,082	536	795	1,509	.327	.369	.696
12	AL	1,926	.258	1975	.500	963	963	65,371	8,281	16,861	2,662	429	1,465	7,744	6,672	394	9,487	1,348	811	73,779	24,776	4,556	791	551	543	1,505	.328	.379	.707
13	NL	1,944	.255	1976	.500	972	972	65,814	7,739	16,778	2,652	499	1,113	7,178	6,263	310	9,602	1,364	677	73,921	23,767	4,264	975	559	685	1,468	.320	.361	.681
14	AL	1,934	.256	1976	.500	967	967	65,711	7,753	16,820	2,588	467	1,122	7,185	6,128	374	9,143	1,690	867	73,655	23,708	4,177	818	624	471	1,442	.320	.361	.681
15	NL	1,944	.262	1977	.500	972	972	66,700	8,556	17,465	3,033	526	1,631	7,986	6,487	330	10,488	1,555	843	74,886	26,443	5,190	847	522	755	1,399	.328	.396	.724
16	AL	2,262	.266	1977	.500	1,131	1,131	77,275	10,247	20,572	3,408	644	2,013	9,610	7,270	461	11,234	1,462	936	86,632	31,307	6,065	917	709	542	1,740	.330	.405	.735
17	NL	1,942	.254	1978	.500	971	971	65,156	7,742	16,556	2,861	482	1,276	7,210	6,279	330	9,905	1,533	725	73,308	24,209	4,619	970	573	844	1,368	.320	.372	.692
18	AL	2,262	.261	1978	.500	1,131	1,131	76,411	9,509	19,952	3,325	538	1,680	8,888	7,287	442	10,153	1,471	892	85,857	29,393	5,543	1,016	701	494	1,708	.326	.385	.711
19	NL	1,942	.261	1979	.500	969	969	66,088	8,186	17,229	2,886	518	1,427	7,650	6,188	332	9,920	1,486	767	74,106	25,432	4,831	949	549	806	1,413	.325	.385	.709
20	AL	2,256	.270	1979	.500	1,128	1,128	76,704	10,527	20,682	3,529	548	2,006	9,908	7,413	422	10,115	1,497	831	86,251	31,325	6,083	947	765	560	1,913	.334	.408	.743
21	NL	1,946	.259	1980	.500	972	972	66,272	7,852	17,186	2,856	523	1,243	7,354	5,969	257	9,849	1,839	835	74,042	24,817	4,622	967	577	789	1,394	.320	.374	.695
22	AL	2,264	.269	1980	.500	1,129	1,129	77,888	10,201	20,958	3,489	553	1,844	9,574	7,221	400	10,363	1,455	775	87,144	31,085	5,886	916	719	646	1,968	.331	.399	.731
23	NL	1,288	.255	1981	.500	640	640	43,654	5,035	11,141	1,881	354	719	4,688	4,107	185	6,332	1,108	543	49,013	15,887	2,954	688	379	505	962	.319	.364	.683
24	AL	1,500	.256	1981	.500	749	749	50,813	6,112	13,016	2,119	305	1,062	5,763	4,761	279	6,905	913	557	56,867	18,931	3,486	564	450	390	1,246	.321	.373	.693
25	NL	1,944	.258	1982	.500	972	972	66,263	7,947	17,085	2,823	445	1,299	7,434	5,964	305	10,300	1,782	822	74,090	24,695	4,567	978	580	799	1,350	.319	.373	.692